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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Miraculous Magnesium for Misbehaving Muscles

I'd like to pass on one of the things that has worked at reducing how difficult life with chronic disease can be. It is helpful for multiple sclerosis (MS) spasticity, fibromyalgia trigger points, sprains and strains, and probably your kids' growing pains!

The simplest thing we've found is magnesium. It's required by our bodies, and is usually taken in a ratio with calcium, cal 2:mag 1. But, we tend to eat a lot of milk products, and for this, we need extra magnesium. Plus, for some reason, our muscles tend to run shortages of it. This can lead to spasms, aches and pains.

Oral supplements are great and necessary. I take a Cal/Mag/D3/Zinc capsule with food and a fatty acid capsule so it absorbs better. I have also just started a magnesium that is slow release, to avoid it causing the runs, in an attempt to better fuel my muscles.

The most miraculous magnesium we've found is not swallowed, but applied to the skin where ever one has a sore muscle. The magnesium moves transdermally, right into the place where you need it right now. Epsom salts are magnesium, so if you can still use a bathtub, take a bath - warm water and a cup of Epsom salts added. Soak and enjoy how good you feel. There's another way to get the magnesium absorbed. You can easily make a liquid called magnesium oil or lotion. It's expensive, but it's very cheap if you make your own. (There is no oil in it; magnesium is slippery when wet.)

Some people like to add a teaspoon or two of oil to this to make it less flaky when it dries. It also feels very nice that way. Olive or coconut oil have both been considered. You can also mix it with some lotion in the palm of your hand and then apply it. You don't need much magnesium oil - approximately six drops does an entire leg.

It takes about 20 minutes for the magnesium to make its way through your skin, but after that, you can wash off any residue. I haven't found anything indicating any toxicity level for using it externally, and so believe you can apply it as needed. I use it 4 to 6 times a day for spasms. I use it on my fibromyalgia trigger points. I also use it on my tight neck muscles, and it calms them right down.

Try it and let me know how it works for you!

Translated into Portuguese for our Brasilian friends ~ (not sure if the translation is great but hope it helps.)

Epsom salts are great for athletes or anyone who has muscle aches. Spouses and kids of MSers are using the Mag Oil, too. They are worn out from our care and ache a lot. From what I hear, it works. What's nice for kids is that they don't have to take a bath if they don't have the patience for one, they can just spritz on some mag oil and rub it in.

Sometimes, I put some lotion in my palm, add a few drops of mag oil, mix it and apply. That way I don't get the white magnesium residue.

Magnesium is also good for headaches and stomach issues. I have used a tablespoon of cod liver oil (yes, you heard me), and found it helpful for joints. Fortunately, they now offered flavored cod liver oil.Thanks for the tips.

Magnesium Chloride flakes are superior over Magnesium Sulfate (epsom salts) is rapidly excreted through the kidneys and therefore difficult to assimilate. Mg Chloride is easily assimilated and metabolized in the human body. Buy those flakes instead in order to make your Mg oil...and we are exposed to way too much calcium (which hardens) and Mg relaxes..cut back on calcium and increase the Mg oil daily...you won't regret it.